To the Editor,Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis(HAE)is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis larvae.HAE growth characteristics are similar to those of malignant tumors;therefore,HAE is also called“w...To the Editor,Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis(HAE)is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis larvae.HAE growth characteristics are similar to those of malignant tumors;therefore,HAE is also called“worm cancer.”Complete resection of HAE is still the first-choice therapy;however,the radical resection rate is low owing to invasion into blood vessels and bile ducts.展开更多
文摘To the Editor,Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis(HAE)is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis larvae.HAE growth characteristics are similar to those of malignant tumors;therefore,HAE is also called“worm cancer.”Complete resection of HAE is still the first-choice therapy;however,the radical resection rate is low owing to invasion into blood vessels and bile ducts.
